Film Fun

Rip It Up, Issue 22, 1 May 1979, Page 6

Film Fun

Despite the fact that Close Encounters of the Third Kind is one of the biggest grossing films in cinema history, it is to be relaunched in the near future. It will, however, be different in form to that already screened. Director Steven Spielberg is shooting more footage to supply a new ending and editing will be undertaken to make room for these changes... John Huston is to direct Wise Blood with Brad Dourif and Ned Beatty. This will be Huston’s first since his 1975 film The Man Who Would Be King. .. Woody Allen’s co-writer Marshall Brickman is directing Simon, a comedy set in New York...good to note that Flardwares, a 13 minute short that spoofs Star Wars, is to see local release accompanying Everard. distributed films, initially The Adventures of the Wilderness Family. Rolling Stone called it "the hottest short subject to hit the screen”. May the Farce be with You... Superman Christopher Reeve is to be paid %Vz million for his part in Superman 2 and will collect $1 million for Superman. ..director Delbert Mann is to remake All Quiet on the Western Front... Lauren Bacall has been signed by Robert Stigwood to play in The Fan to be scripted by Saturday Night Fever man Norman Wexler...Alan J. Pakula is filming Starting Over with a cast including Burt Reynolds, Candice Bergen and Jill Clayburgh...Blake Edwards is shooting 10 with Julie Andrews and Dudley Moore (standing in for George Segal)...Mike Hodges has replaced Nicholas Roeg as director of Flash Gordon...while Richard Lester has completed work on Cuba with Sean Connery and Brooke Adams...